US blacklists NSO
Israeli spyware outfit is officially an entity
The United States added the Israeli spyware company NSO Group to its "entity list," a federal blacklist prohibiting the company from receiving some American technologies, after deciding the company's phone-hacking tools had been used by foreign governments to "maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics, and embassy workers.
Israel spooks destroyed Iranian nuclear facility
By turning it off and turning it on again
The explosion and blackout at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran over the weekend might not have been as technologically sophisticated as the Stuxnet cyberattack.
Israeli outfit releases AI training processor
Habana Gaudi is four times faster than GPU based systems
Israeli AI processor outfit Habana Labs has created an AI training chip which it says works four times faster than systems built around the same number of GPUs.
Israelis deal with cyber attack with an airstrike
It did not stop at hacking back
Israel used real brute force to deal with a Hamas cyberattack. The IDF just carried out an air strike on the building where it thought the hackers were operating.
Intel plans multi-year expansion projects in Oregon, Ireland and Israel
Part of its data-centric plans
Chipzilla is talking about manufacturing expansion at its three main sites – Oregon, Ireland and Israel.
Israel faces a tech skills shortage
A new report suggests growth problems in the Promised Land
A new report has warned that Israel is struggling to recruit enough workers to its technology sector.
Israeli spooks team up with local startups
Shin Bet taps startup pool for a whole bag of scary tech
Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Beth as called up the countries thriving startup industry to come up with tech which should put the fear of Jehovah into human rights groups.
Intel to continue its Israeli expansion
Israeli economy minister spills the beans
Israeli Economy Minister Eli Cohen said on Tuesday he was told by US chipmaker Intel Corp that the company’s board has approved a plan to expand its operations in Israel.
Israel investigates Apple over battery antics
Failure to disclose is not kosher
Israel’s consumer protection bureau is investigating the fruity cargo cult Apple over a failure to disclose to consumers that its software could slow performance in some iPhones.
Hamas hacked Israel soldiers by pretending to be girls
Like the beard, gives me something to hang onto
The smartphones of dozens of Israeli soldiers were hacked by Hamas militants pretending to be attractive young women online.